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FOURTH EDITION 



A SYSTEM OF WRITING WITHOUT SHADING 

In which the vowel and diphthongal sounds 

are expressed by the inclinations 

of lines called strokes 

to a real or an imaginary horizontal line, 

the inclinations of the strokes, 

as they vary from a horizontal line, 

being called vowel and diphthongal positions, 

the consonant sounds being expressed 

by the lengths and shapes of the strokes* 



By 

HUGH P. WNDSAY 

and 

AMELIA H. LINDSAY 

PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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LIBRARY of CONGRESS 

Two Copies Received 

MAR 6 1906 

& Cop right Entry 
CLASS CL,' XXc, No, 

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COPYRIGHT 1903 

BY 

AMELIA H. LINDSAY 



COPYRIGHT 1905 and 1906 

BY 

HUGH P. LINDSAY 

AND 

AMELIA H. LINDSAY 



PREFACE 




change of conditions in the business world, the increase 
in the volume of business transacted, and the conse- 
quent increase in clerical work, call for improved meth- 
ods of disposing of commercial correspondence; and the 
old systems of shorthand, though adequate for the age in 
which they were invented, do not keep pace with these 
increasing demands. They embody principles that look 
well in print, but which are both difficult and awkward 
to apply in actual practice. 

. One of the chief of these objections is shading. Imagine a busy 
work-driven book-keeper taking the time in his daily work to shade 
every other stroke of his waiting; to shade at the beginning of strokes 
and at the end of strokes; to shade horizontally; and we have a picture 
of the difficulties in the path of the stenographer using a shaded sys- 
tem. 

The old systems also embody principles that are hard to understand ; 
a proof of which fact is the large number of shorthand students who 
never make any practical use of their shorthand, and drift into other 
lines of work. 

Having these shortcomings in view, Simplified Shorthand has 
been produced with the intention of giving the public a system of 
shorthand that will embody simplicity in principles, ease in writing, 
and legibility in reading. As it is not the professional man or the 
scholar that studies shorthand, only those principles have been used 
that can be easily comprehended by the young man or young woman 
of limited education who desires to advance himself or herself in the 
business world; and as there is no shading of any kind, it may be writ- 
ten with facility with either pen or pencil— a fact that is of vast impor- 
tance. Although it is not claimed for Simplified Shorthand that 
there are no word signs, as no set of principles can be combined in any 



one system of phonography by which every word in the English lan- 
guage can be easily and rapidly written without abbreviation or con- 
traction, the claims for other systems notwithstanding, yet it is 
claimed that it contains fewer abbreviations and word signs than any 
other system in existence. 

Therefore, with ordinary intelligence and a reasonable amount of 
study and application, there can be no excuse for anyone not easily 
mastering Simplified Shorthand and attaining an ordinary rate of 
speed and an ability to read without difficulty that which has been 
written; for the principles herein given are so simple, logical, and few 
in number, there is no limit to their possibilities. 

But in order to reach the desired goal, the study should be given 
the same enthusiasm, and undivided attention, and thoroughness that 
the small boy exhibits in learning the art of playing baseball. Be 
thorough ! Remember, that if each lesson is not thoroughly digested 
before proceeding to the next, a bad case of shorthand indigestion will 
soon develop; but if, on the other hand, the errors of haste, careless- 
ness, and indifference are avoided, the result will be found eminently 
satisfactory and worthy of the effort. 

And now, having full confidence in the principles of Simplified 
Shorthand, we give it to the public with the hope that it will be 
thoroughly investigated before a decision is reached as to the relative 
merits of it and other systems. 

Respectfully, 

Hugh P. Lindsay, 
Amelia H. Lindsay. 



LINDSAYS 1 SIMPLIFIED SHORTHAND 



OUIL-IB'E 



Phonetic writing, commonly called shorthand, is 
the art of writing characters to represent the 
sounds of the human voice and writing them in a 
•manner that is brief enough to record those sounds 
v/hile they are "being uttered. 

In LINDSAYS 'SIMPLIFIED SHORTHAND , the sounds 
of the human voice, as expressed in the English 
language, are divided into three classes, called 
vowels, diphthongs, and consonants. The vowel and 
diphthongal sounds are expressed "by the inclina- 
tions of lines called strokes; and the positions 
these strokes occupy, as they vary from a horizontal 
position, are called vowel and diphthongal positions 
The consonant sounds are chiefly expressed by mak- 
ing the strokes of different lengths and shapes* 

4 vowel is a sound produced with the lips and 
throat open, such as the vowel EE in. the word EAT. 
The vowel sounds are twelve in number (six long 
sounds and six short sounds) and are expressed in 
six vowel positions (or slants), each position ex- 
pressing either a lon<> or a short sound, as illus- 
trated in the charts on the following page. As all 
future reference to the vowel sounds will be either 
by the position numbers or the letter combinations 
given in the vowel charts, study those charts close- 
ly, carefully noting the particular vowel sound that 
each position number and letter combination indi- 
cates. 



CHABT OF LONG VOWELS 



1st position ( >— >. J expresses EE.as in the word EAT 

2nd position (!^0 expresses AY, as in the word ATE 

3rd position (V ..."V. j expresses AH.as in the word A3! 

4th position i^r\ expresses ATT, as in the word ALL 

5th position \ff£....\ expresses 0. as in the word OWE 

6tn position U.) .xp,.bb„ JO." H Hi Hit ™ 



CHAHT OF SHORT V0\7ELS 



1st position f^r-?KJ expresses IH.as in the word IT 

2nd position (^...„>V) expresses EH, as in the word 2D 

£rd position {.. M ) expresses AH, as in the word AT 

.4th position C^-rT] expresses AW, as in the word ODD 

5th position \*C -) expresses UH,as in the word UP 

3th position (r. ) expresses OOH, as the word PUT 

HOTS The long sound of the sixth position has two 

pronunciations (00 and YE',7), while the short sound 
has hut one. The short sound of the sixth position 
(OCH) is to he found-in such words as PUT, COULD, 
'-7CI LD„ SHOULD, etc. 



A diphthongal sound is a combination of two 
vowels, such as the combination of the vowels AH 
and EE in the word I (AHEE) . These diphthongal 
sounds are three in number and are expressed by 
three positions, as illustrated in the following 
chart. Note carefully the diphthongal sound indi- 
cated by each position number and letter combination 

CHART OF DIPHTHONGS 



1st position l^-^>J expresses IY,as in the word BUY 

2nd position Ly .) expresses 01, as in the word BOY 

3rd Position ( r ) expresses OU,as in the word COY/ 



A consonant sound is produced with the lips or 
throat closed, such as the consonant B in the word 
BY. The consonant sounds of the English language 
are nineteen in number, and, with the exception of H, 
they are expressed in "SIMPLIFIED SHORTHAND" by the 
length and shape of lines called consonant strokes. 
The illustration following is a list of the conso- 
nant strokes. These strokes are written vertically 
across the line in the illustration because that is 
the only position in which a stroke can be written, 
when standing a}, one, to express a consonant without 
a vowel; when joined to preceding strokes, they are 
joined vertically for the same purpose. It will be 
noticed in regard to the length of the strokes ir 
the following list that the strokes are expressed in 
pairs ,T being the same length as D,B the same as P, 
etc. The difference in length between each of these 
pairs and the nearest to it in size is one-half of 
the T and D strokes. It will be further noticed in 
regard to straight strokes that a little circumflex 
is placed on the left or right side of the stroke to 
distinguish T from D and P from B. That little cir- 
cumflex is only used in the absence of any other 
distinguishing mark that would answer the same pur- 
pose; and, in fact, it is seldom used at all in prac- 
tical work, as there is invariably some hook or cir- 
cle at the end of strokes, which is written to the 
left or right as the case may be. 



LIST OF CONSONANT STROKES 



T, B, P, B. XAY,GAY,CH,TH,F,V,M,N,R,L,S, Y, SH, W, 



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The vowel stroke is used to express a vowel or 
diphthongal sound without a consonant , and it consists 
of a short straight stroke, about one-half the length 
of the T stroke, written beneath the line of writing 
in the vowel and diphthongal positions, Y/hen the 
vowel stroke is written in the position of the diph- 
thong OU.it must, of course, he written on the upper 
side of- the line. The following is the vowel stroke 
written in all of its positions :- 

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 
EE, AY, AH, AW, 0, 00, IY, 01, OU, 
IH, EH, AH, AW, UH, OOH, IY, 01, OU, 

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WRITING EXERCISE 



Awe, I, Owe, A, AH, 0, Ah, Oi, In. Eh, Ee, Ou, 

Uh, Oo, 



A STUDY IN PHONETICS 



In phonetic writing, the construction of a word 
is determined by its phonetic sound, irrespective of 
its English spelling. When writing the words BOUGH 
and COUGH, for example, although the former word would 
be written in the position of the diphthong OU^the 
latter would be written in the position of the voweD 
AW, notwithstanding the fact that both words are 
spelled identically the same, with the exoeption of 
the first letter. The same peculiaritv might be 



noted with regard to the words DOOR and POOR, BOV/L 
and H07L,BUT and PUT, etc. Still another class of 
words are those in which two or more words are 
spelled with entirely different English letters, 
but which have the same phonetic sound, such as the 
words AWED and ODD, AIR and HEIR, NAY and NEIOrH.etc. 
It is evident, there fore, that in English spelling 
the same vowel sound may "be expressed with entire- 
ly different letters; while the same letters, at 
times, express different vowels, 

In view of the foregoing, it is important that 
the following exercises be studied oarefully:^ 

Pick out the vowel or diphthongal sounds of 
eacn of the words in the following lists, and write 
the vowel stroke in the vowel or diphthongal posi- 
tion to which it belongs :- 

LOUG VOV7ELS 



Ear, Air, Are, Tar, Team, Beech, Taste, Seene, 
Yard, Hair, Harsh, Sane, Seam, Pier, Bare, Bar, 
Charge, Sown, Bought, Cough, Though, Booze, Door, 
Poor, Prude, Toja, Coon, Boss, Tool, Sore, Caught, 
Bawl, Mule, Pool, Lease. Cue. 

SHOBI VOWELS 



Calf, Guess, Sift, Check, Ten, Sin, Keg, Sang, 
Sag, Slid, Lend, Kiss, Kit, Yet, Inn, Guest, Tis, 
Jelly, Tongue, Rush, Shuttle, Could, Cur, Bull, Hull 
Put, But, Aught, Hut s Book, Hot, Botch, Such, Joss. 

DIPHTHONGS 



Sough, Sigh, Owl, Oil, Eyes, Proud, Oyster, 
Howl, Count, Poise, Ice, Bough, Pride, Sign, Boil, 
Buy, Soil, House, High, Hour, Roy. 

MIXED VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS 



Pitch, Boast, Wrong, Laugh, Rough, Fought, Pie, 
Pal, Rush, Price, Pale, Red, Broil, Head, Reed, Heed 
Tough, Push, Cow, Hush. Yes, Yet, Eat, Pill, Pile, 
House, Laugh, Aught, 



COMMENTS OB LESSOR I 



r/nen a consonant stroke is written in a vowel 
position, the consonant Sound indicated "by the length 
and shape of the stroke combines with the vowel 
sound indicated "by the slant of the stroke, and the 
combined sounds form a syllable. 

There are two distinct classes of syllables to 
be considered. The first class comprises all sylla- 
bles in which the strokes used are introduced by th« 
vowel sound. All such syllables are expressed by 
writing the strokes on the under side of the line cf 
writing, which is called the vowel place. The other 
class of syllables are those in which the strokes 
used are introduced by the consonant sound, and the 
strokes expressing such syllables are written on the 
upper side of the line of writing, called the conso- 
nant place. As strokes expressing the diphthongs 
01 and OU can be written in but one place with re- 
gard to the line of writ ing 9 all syllables using' 
strokes introduced by those diphthongs are expressed. 
by writing at the beginning of the stroke the small 
circumflex previously mentioned. 

Lesson I introduces the use of a system of ex- 
pedients called Prefixes and Affixes. These expe- 
dients consist of circles, semioircles , and loops, 
joined to the beginning or end of strokes as the 
case may be; and they are used to express ocrtain 
consonants, double consonants, and syllables which 
occur too frequently to be expressed by individual 
strokes. As these Prefixes and Affixes are always 
joined to the side of stro!:es f on straight strokes 
they take the place cf the small circumflex that 
is used to distinguish between consonants, and for 
that reason great care should be used to get them 
on that side of the stroke to which the consonant 
belongs; but on curved strokes they are always 
written on the inside of the curve. 

In las son I and all succeeding Lessons where 
charts of strokes are given, the numbers just above 
the first line of strokes are the numbers of the 
vowel and diphthongal positions in their order, and 
the letter combinations under them represent the 
sounds expressed by those positions. All strokes 
under each one of the positions on each succeeding 
line express the vowel or diphthongal sound indi- 
cated at the top of the page. As all strokes of 



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each lino are of the same oonsonant shape and length, 
the consonant sound expressed is indicated "by the 
capital letter at the "beginning of the line; but as 
the vowel sound differs with each position f a hyphen 
is placed where the vowel sound would occur in con- 
nection with the consonant, which is either immediate- 
ly preceding it or following it. The sounds expressed 
"by the Prefixes or Affixes are indicated "by small let- 
ters, placed first or last as they happen to occur in 
the syllable expressed, and the same sound applies to 
the Prefix or Affix on each stroke of the line. 

A3 all consonant strokes may he written either 
above, "below, or across the line of writing, and as 
they take any of the Prefixes or Affixes, the princi- 
ples of each lesson in the book are applicable to 
all strokes alike .except where it is stated to the 
contrary. 

The strokes in Lesson I are written in the 
vowel place only. Practice the chart of strokes 
at least ten times before attempting to write the 
exercise at the bottom of the page, being careful, 
while writing each stroke, to pronounce each vowel 
position and consonant length, as well as the Prefix 
or Affix. For 'example: The first line of strokes 
should be pronounced EE2, AYT, AHT, AWT, 0T» OOT, IYT, 
01 T, OUT. The second line should be pronounced 
EETL, AYTL, AHTL r AWTL, OTL, OOTL, IYTL, 01 TL, OUTL. 
Occasionally vary the vowels by Using the short sound 
with all the strokes of a line, which would make the 
third line pronounce IHTR, EHTR, AHTR. AWTR. UHTR, 
OOHTR. IYTR, r 0ITR, OUTR. 

On 'Che two following pages will be found charts 
ox all the Prefixes and Affixes of LINDSAYS' SIMPLI- 
FIED SHORTHAUD As these charts are intended chief- 
ly for future reference, the student is not expected 
to memorize at one time all the characters illus- 
trated; yet at the same time, enough practice should 
be put on them to facilitate the study of subsequent 
lessons, the principal object being to acquire a fa- 
cility in forming the characters, depending upon fu- 
ture lessons to enrphasise their significance 

EOTE In regard to the syllables CON and COM 

and their modifications ,t7/o facts should be noted. 
First: The syllables COIT and COM are expressed by 
the same character, and the same fact is true of 
their modifications. Second: The addition of S may 
be expressed at the end of COS" or COM and their 
modifications by writing the various characters one- 
half their natural size. (See chart of Prefixes) 



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AFFIXES, (WRITTEN ON THE P STROKE) 

S ST TH L R EEL or LER SH 
Pahs, Pahst, Pahth, Pahl, Pahr, Pahrl or Pahlr, Pahsh, 

..l I L....I.....W b V. 

TION H M TIONT IT MENT STR 
Paction, Pahn, Pahm, Patient. Pahnt, Pahmant. Pahstr, 

;..\ Vt -V A A fc k. 

LS SL RS SR NS SS STS 
Pahls, Pahsl, Pahrs, Pahsr, Pahns, Pahses, Pahsts, 

../I 1*,...A>. W....& ,lp If).... 



UK or KG 01 ING TISG or DING EKING 
Pahnk or Pahng,or Palling, Pahting or Pahding,Pahnkin^ 



A L 



*• v *-• 

LTING or MING RTING or RjjjlNG HXLING 
Pahl ting or Pahl ding, Pahrting "or Pahrding, Pahnkling 

k 1..-.U v- 

LT or LD RT or R£ T or D TIVE 

Pahlt or Pahld, Pahrt or Pahrd, Paht or Pahd, Pahtive 

v-'...v v, i i. 

K or G KTION KSH LEE REE RK 
Paht or Pahg, Pahktion, Pahksh, Pahlee , Pahree, Pahrk 

V: t, v y \ jb. 



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BLE BLENESS rut- FULNESS NESS 
Pahable, Paha"bleness, Panful. Pahfulnefis, Pahness, 

A- U :1 ,\ I.... 



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PREFIXES, (WIITTEN ON THE P STROKE) 

CON-COM COICS CONT or COND INCOM or UNCOM 

Conpah, Conspah, Ccntpah or Condpah, Inoompah, 

J 1 .1 1 

CIRCUIvI EX INEX or UNEX YOU YOUR Mo 
Circumpah, Expah, Inexpah, You-Pah,Your-Pah t McPah f 

A f 1 r r....,rr.. 

• LEE REE CONTRO INT or END MENT 
Leepah, Reepah, Contrcpah, Intpah or Endpah, Mentpah, 

...r. t \ \ i... 

S ST TH L R REL or LER SH 
'Sahp, Stahp, Thahp, Lahp, Rahp,Relahp or Lerahp, Shahp 

"r r r""r r f r 

N M SL SR STR EX K or 5 
Nahp, Mahp, Slahp, Srahp, Strahp, Exahp, Kahp or Gahp 

"f f""t f v r \ 

DIS RES W H SW SK INREE 
uieahp, Re sahp, IVahp, Hahp, Swahp, Skahp, Inree-ahp 

"T r r""t i r i"" 



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Lesson 1 

EXERCISE OS THE T STROKE 

■»st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 
BE AY AH AW 00 IT 01 OU 
IH EH AH AW DH OOH IY 01 OU 



\- 7 /' 



^ \ '**"""r "L ~l 



* Tr ^ se v^ s° I ^ \ 

- Trl,lr ^ ^ v^ v 6 ^ -b 



-Te 

-Tst 

-fth 
1-T 

r-T 



•^ C^ ^ Z T". 

"\; v "^ 7* Z ^ X'" 

•^ V7^^ £ - J K U" 

^ ^ ^ ■a--/ /> — y 

^ ^ ^ <r ? /> ^ f 



WBITIKG EXERCISE 



1 

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i 
1 

~L 

1 

t 



Eat (eeT-, Oat (oT), Outer (ouTr), Its (ihTs), 
Eighth (ayTth), Relate (rlayT-, Light (liyT) Rout, 
(rouT), Root (rooT), Write (riyT), Rut (run?), Lit, 
(lihT) r Rattle (rahTl), Latest (layTet), Lot (lawT) 



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Lesson 2 

EXERCISE ON. TEE D STROKE 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 
EE AY AH AW 00 IY CI OU 
IB EH AH AW UH OOH IY 01 OU 



D- .'.-- 

D-l .."^. 

D-r .^D.. 

. D-rl,lr .^Q.. 

D-3 •• ^>- 

D-sh ....-r^. 

D-st -">. 



\ ^....>..J 



D-str 

D-th 



\ V.. «r*....S. I......-* i.. 

d 

. V...4 .^....^ d/ -^ d. 

d 

.. b....A J*...?...d ™ , ,d. 

d 
..^ \ ^ .Z...J. ^.... J. 

\ i «?...:./.....£ ^ i 

-> \.^....?..j. ^ ■ j., 

. \> &..A 9...U. ^. 



if 

^ ■■■-b S- ^ ? u -i -a. 



WRITIUG EXERCISE 



Days, Dire (Diyr), Dealer ^Deelr). Dust (Duhst), 
Doth (Duhth), Dies (Diys). Dish (Dihsh) , Dash(Dahsh) , 
Doyle (Doll), Dower (Dour), Dale (Dayl), Doll (Bawl), 
Duel (Dool), Death (Dehth), Dollar (Dawlr), Do (Doo). 
Dough (Do), Duller (Duhlr), Dost (Duhst), Dust(Duhst) 
Deuce (Dooa) . 



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Lesson 3 



EXERCISE ON THE P STROKE 

let 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th let 2nd 3rd 

EE AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 

IK EH AH AW UH OCH IY 01 OU 



P-tion 
P-n 

P-m 

r-nt ,nd 
P-ment 
P-lt,ld 

--rt.rd 

P-ns 
sP-1 



.n L 

.N»....k 

^ A... 

....>> 1 

Nr....k 



I 



...s, L 



^ L 

A^.i 



i, 



i 



I 



L 



JL 



Tie.. 






WRITING EXEBCISE 



Passion (Pant ion), Pine (Piyn), Spill (ePihl), 
Payment, Piled (Piyld), Poured (Pord), Pared (Payrc 
Part (Pahrt), Pines (Piyns). Penoe (Pens), Potion, 
Spell fsPehl), Paint (Paynt), Pinned (Pihnd), Spoil , 
(sPoil), Spoiler (sPoilr), Spiral (sPiyrl), Pillar 
(Pihlr), Slip (slihr), 



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Lesson 4 



EXERCISE OH TEE B STROKE 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 

■i v -w AW 00 1Y 01 00 

If EH AH AW °H 00H IY 01 00 



lie, 

l-B 

r-B 

sl-B 

B-ls 
B-re 



\^.Z.l„.. y { 

1 



■■■*<. \ - s 1 T- J\ 



B-sh - 
B-et.sd -^ 
B-rk,rg ^5 

WRITIJSG EXERCISE 



t 



^Jt ^...A..A.^ | I 

\.X.^z j ^ * j.. 

vi.^z.J ^ J J. 

^..I.^AJ -* J I. 



Rob (rawB), Bills (Bihls), Bores (Bors), Slot 
(slawB), Bosh (Bawsh) ,; Bossed _LBawst) ,' Bark- (Bahrk I 
Bears (Bayrs), Best (Behst), Rib (rihB), Being, Buy 
(Biy), Buying (Biying), 3ank (Bahnk), Sung (Buhng), 
Buyers (Biyrs), Slab (siahB), Buzzed (Buhsd), Bars, 
(Bahrs), Bowers (Bours), Burg (BuhrgJ. 



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Lesson 5 



BXEBCISE ON THE KaY STROKE 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rc 

EE *Y aH AW 00 IY 01 Oil 

IH EH ^H AW UH OOH IY 01 OL 1 



sK-r 



s-Kr 



,._Nd \....^rr^..<^...X) r P.. 



r n- 



-^. 



1-K ing a^_^..^ _^ A . /..... ..a_v 

K-lee .^-V... N ^....V...^rr^.^^ 

ree &-r .?/r!^..._^...,\?..^ ,[ P.... Q 



/ 



w-K 



es K-s 




t 

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L- C 



WRITIEG EXERCISE 



Soar ( sKahr ) , Sacker ( sahKr J , score ( sKor j % 
Sucker ( suhKr ) . Looking (looKing), Kick (Kink), 
Coolly (Koolee], Carry (gaixree), 3ecur (reeKuhr), 
Week (weeK), Excuse (axKus), Liking (liyKing), Keg 
(Kehg), Kelly (Kehlee), Currie (Kuhree), Wake 
'wayE), Cook (Koohk), Cook (Kawk)., 



Lesson 



KXBB CISB OB THE GAY STROKE 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th let 2nd 3rd 

£E AY ^H AW 00 IY 01 OU 

1H EH S Af DH OOH IY 01 OV 



lee G- 
1-G 

G-m 

G-ras 

w-Gn 

r-G 

str-G 1 

G-sling 

G-sp 



x \, 



L* 



^ Le--.fi ^..J.J 



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a 



Li 




WRITIKG EXERCISE 



Legation (lee Gay tion), Gum, Games, Wagon, Rug 
struggle, Gosling, Gasp, Lug, Game, Wig, Jtig, Gasp- 
ing, Ltraggle, Going, Gosip, Gone, Gash. Gown, Stag 
Goose, Gosh, Gush, League (leeG), Gaze, (Gaye), Gae 
3ugby, Riggingt u 8ly ( un G lee), Gun, Gunning, Leg, 
Roguish (roGshi. 



Lesson 7 



irBITlMU EXEHCISE OB COMBIBED STHOK.ES 

(see shorthand no-.3s below) 

Depot, Hugby, Puppy, Toby, Turkey, Bounty, Cargo 
Pounder, Carbon, Tobacco, Torpedo, Bourbon, County % 
C*ndy. Purple, Polite, Calico. Da*o. Cato, Bargain. 



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WHITLHG EXEHCISE ON MISCELLANEOUS STROKES 

(see shorthand notes fcetow; 

Bark, Pork, Purse, Par&e, Portion, Bushel, 
Pillar, Pillow, Banking, Billy, Expose, Expanse, 
Report, '"peek, Spoke, Dying, Bangor, Toiler, Kills, 
Back, Big", Speak^, Stick, Stuck, Park, Sleep, Path, 
Weep, Berry, Sheep, Supper, Bungling, Shipment, Pay- 
ment, Gallery, Bimly, Berries, "Weapon. Helapse, iieg- 

L..S°S:.\../?..</. ~o.^-..i .-™...Z.A. 

. b ..g^^.L ^....\ ^ „.../. ..._ N>.. a... 

- v . f 



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Lesson 8 



WOHD SIGHS AHD PHRASE SIGHS 
Way, Where or Were, Well, What, Want* 



We, On, 'When, One. And, Went, Would, Order, 

~ N | /: \ I / - 

.Aa, Has, ffas, So, Is, His, In, Into, In a, On a. 



The. To the, In the. On the, With. With the.vVith a,Withit t 



( ) 

c ( < } ; i 

Much. Some . Same , Seem . Such, Such a , Then , Than . Them . Whom 

»s ^ * - j S * ^ ^ #■•■ 



Which, With which, With which the. Will, Our, Shall 

.^....<r. o o (V 



20 



Lesson 9 



MISCELLANEOUS FREQUENTLY RECURRING WORDS 

THE VOWEL STROKE 
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th let 2nd 3rd 
R AY AH AW 00 IY ul 00 



** ^ \ ^ ' / "" I 

WORDS WRITTEN WITH THE VOWEL STROKE 
He. She, A, Are, Ask. Awe, All, Also, Or. Who, How, I 



"^ \ 



\ \ 



VARIATIONS OF THE WORD SIGNS 
Whereas. Inasmuch as. Sometime or Sometimes, Same time 

\ „ , * 



Wait, Away. Await. Waiting, Awaiting -AT ways, Railway, 



Whenever, wnen our. Wherever. Whore our. Whatever. 

t "d 



What our, Whatsoever, Wheresoever, Whensoever, What else 



21 



Lesson io 



SPECIAL TO3DS AflD EXPRESSIONS 

BOTE The exercise in this lesson consists of 

woias and expressions taken from future lessons. 
Though these words and expressions contain princi- 
ples that have not been explained up to this point, 
they should be practioed carefully, as they will he 
used in the letter in the following lesson. 



Dear Sir 



^b. 



In reply 



C 



* ou c. 

Your 
tfe 

Upon 

Of 
Receipt 

To us I 
11 



^.. 



At onoe 



fre Shall 





\ 


Relative 




The 


~\ 

•'( 


In which 


cS 


Is 


/-\ 


|fas 


f\ 


Hot 


1 


Lost 


T ' 


una 


/ 


Received 





What / 



In the 
mien 

After 
This 

On the 
And 

Have 



Yours truly 



f . 



Lesson 11 



LETTER 

Dear Sir: - 

In reply to your letter we beg to state that 
upon receipt of the cargo of Coal Tar which* you 
shipped to us on the 10th of August we at once 
wrote to you relative to the shape in which it was 
received, and if you have not received that letter 
it is "because it was lost on the road. Tirite to 
us at once if the letter does not come "by the time 
you receive this one, and we shall at once write 
telling you what ought to "be done in the case. 
Ypurs truly, 



^5. 



./.. 



( 



.^t....^....c. 



\..../. 



c 



L.c. 



i «*C"f V 



C^ Q__: 



X 



I ( 



s r 



10 



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Lesson 12 



£i£RC!SE OH THE F STROKE 



23 



1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 
EE AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 
IH EH AH AW UH OOH IY 01 OU 



8t-F 



a. 



h-F 
con-com 






:r ... 

A.. 




c 

J 


^ T 

">r^ 2JT" 


J.... 


con- F- 


~ c 








F-ble 


r>N.-.. 


>• 


V 


,^...../T:... 


f. 


^ >N , 




hleness 


' No 


^o 


)o 


^ r* 


(o 


^ — >? 


Jo 


F- ( ) 
















F-full 


...^. 


...>. 


A... 


..r~..f... 


,L . 






fulness 
F- ( ) 


• q\. 


.^v. 


. ...V. 


**,./:.. 


1 


• • <^~o v ■ 


...?}... 


F-ness 


o 


.~x. 

o 


L 

o 


..^,..r 


f 


o) 








o 


a \ 


o 


sk-F 


*^- 


•\ 


^ 


"^ w 


7 


o 

■*** T" 


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W3ITIEG EIEBCIEE 







Stiff, Staff, Stuff, Confine, Feeble, Fearful, 
Confuse, Feebleness, Skiff, Fashion, Fury, Folly, 
Fearfullness, Scoff, Fable, Fish, Faster. Foster 
(I aw str), Wife, Faith, Filler (F in lr), Laugh, 
If, Awful, Heifer, Safe, Rough, % Hoof, Rife, Strife, 
Staff- Leaf, Strife (str iy F). 



24 

COMMENTS CU LESSOR 13 

Lesson 1J illustrates the principle of express- 
11^ R and I la connection with certain consonant 
strokes to fern double consonant sounds, such, r.s the 
sound TR in the word TREE. The strokes illustrated 
are the only ones expressing R and L in this manner, 
with the exception of TH, which expresses R only. 
The sound THR will he taken up in the lesson on tho 
CH and TH strokes. 

If any one of the strokes in this lesson 
crosses the line of writing at the center of th6 
stroke, it expresses R after the consonant and he- 
fore the vowel, as in the word TREE. 

If either B,P,KAY,GAY,or F cuts the line of 
writing with the beginning of the stroke.it express- 
es L after the consonant and before the vowel ,as in 
the word BLOW. It should be noted that when a 
stroke in either the 4th or 5th position cuts the 
line with the beginning of the stroke ,the stroke is 
naturally thrown above the line, as the beginning of 
the stroke in that case happens to be its lower end. 

TTnen any other strokes than those given in this 
lesson are written across the line of writing, they 
express the R or L after the vowel instead of be- 
fore it, as in the words HEAR and OEEL. This man- 
ner of expressing R and L will be illustrated in 
subsequent lessons. 

Lesson 13 is a very important one, and the 
chart of strokes should be practiced many times, 
carefully pronouncing each stroke as it is written 
in the following manner: - 

(first line of strokes) 

TRZES TRAYS TRAHS TRAWS TROS TROOS TRISS TROIS TROUS 

(second line of strokes) 

DRIHS DREHS LRAKS DRAWS LRUS LROOS DRIES LROIS DROUS 

After practicing the chart as above .practice 
writing the following words: - 

Trees, Blows, Cross, Glass, Ploughs, Phrase, 
Crews, Brass, Flies, Freeze, Froze, Price, Plus, 
Bless, Plies, Blouse, Grouse, Lress, Dross, Cries. 
Bliss, Praise, Dries, Press, Truce, Plays. 



25 



wesson 13 



KR-S 
GR-S 
PL-B 
3L-S 



GL-B- 



E1PRESSIBG R AJ3D L. BY CROSSING THE LIV& 

let 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 

£E AY AH AW 00 IY 01 "OU 

IH EH AH Aff UB 00H IY 01 OU 



TR-8 >^ ... 

DR-b >^.. 

PR-s ^o 
3R-S ^>^ 



FL-B ^ 

n-s -^ 



■f> ^ )• 



W 

■■*. )■ 



\ V 



t 



■r 6 ^ 



-) 



7 



./?, 



l 



h \^ / J -,-•-, J; 



J. 



COMMENTS Oil LESSON 14 



The strokes representing the double consonants 
tnd TH are curved strokes, two -thirds the length 
of the F and V strokes. 

The CH stroke requires special comment. It 
should be remembered that this stroke is not only 
used to express words beginning or ending with CH, 
but also those beginning or ending with J and the 
soft sound of G.as in the words JUST, GIN, SIEGE, EDGE 
JUDGE, ct c. , both of which sounds are very closely 
allied to CH. The hard sound of G as in the word 
GAY is expressed by the stroke called the GAY stroke 
which is the only consonant sound expressed by that 
stroke. 

The CH and TH strokes are distinguished from 
eacn other by the manner of curving the stroke .which 
is the case with all curved strokes; that is, while 
one stroke is always written with the curved side up 
in all the vowel positions, the stroke corresponding 
to it in sige is always written with the curved side 
down. Note the following: - 

HE AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 

CH r r . . 7^ ... ?> .... ^ ... <-T . . /T . . . (. . . .T> • • • • X • - 

THrr. .V. . . . \. . . A . .W. . .V. . . . J. . .^. . , . . . . L . . 

As explained in the previous lesson. all strokes 
other than those illustrated in Lesson 13 are written 
across the line to express R or I after the vowel. In 
the case of the TK stroke, the R expressed occurs be- 
fore the vowel, as in the word THREE; but the L ex- 
pressed occurs after the vowel, as in the expression 
THAYL, which is the manner of writing the phrase THEY 
WILL. 

The CH and TH strokes frequently occur at the 
end of words and syllables in which the vowel is ex- 
pressed by the preceding stroke; in which case, the 
CH or TH stroke is merely used to express the conso 
nant sound without a vowel .and it should be written 
in which ever position it can be most conveniently 
joined to the previous stroke. 



27 



Lesson 14 



EXERCISE OH THE CH AHD TH STROKES 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 
EE AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 
IH EH AH AW UH OOH IY 01 OU 

I. 



CH-r ^ ^ >) r* f {■ l~> _ } 

™- V V V; ^ J J ^ H ~ { 

C^ 1 ~N -s ^ ^ ^ f -> ) > 

"- 1 ^ ^ t ^ u y - c ( 

j-ngl .^...^.- \...^. ^....^...^ I. 

s-TH . ^ .." ■• P ... 

^ x C ^ cj ; ^ C 

j(ch)-j .-^.....v: \..^:..../r r ......&.....-rr-sr. h 

...^.X^k.^rr A^^r. V.. 

nking S^/ / .... v s, // ...l // ?*£.... */.:...^/ -^ .. ^.. 

V 
«THITIHG EXEBCISE 



J-CH 



Cheer, Three, Jingle, Thinks, Just, Soothe, Judge, 
Chase, Chore, Jungle, Thanks, Thinking, Jar, Judg- 
ment, Jest, Seethe, Chill, Through, Judging, Thank- 
ing, Chair, Threw, Jew, Cheese, Joss, Etch, Edge, 
Jangle, Thinker, Just, Each, Quch, Itch, Patch, 
Hedge, Cherry, Pitch, Theory, Jewish, Charm, Jour- 
ney, Chastise, Justice (Juhsts), The^ will (TBayl). 



28 

COMMENTS OH LESSOU 15 



Lesson 15 introduces the use of the vertical 
stroke. This jtroke is used in all cases where 
it is necessary to express a consonant sound with- 
out a vowel .such as words or syllables having an 
initial and final consonant with but one vowel be- 
tween, as in the following words: - 



Pave 



,/S. .KOT>./rn. Throb. ._yi .Pope.<<1 .Pap. . A .Pupy^J. 



As all words or syllables like the above ex- 
press but one vowel between the two consonants 
strokes.it is immaterial which stroke is used to 
express the vowel; and whenever it would allow the 
strokes to join more conveniently, the first stroke 
may be written vertically, which would necessitate 
writing the second one in the necessary vowel po- 
sition, as in the following words:- 



Fio. ) . . .February.) 



•k- 



From the foregoing it will^e noted that a 
first stroke, when written vertically, is invariably 
written directly across the line; but a second 
stroke that is written vertically is joined to the 
end of a previous stroke in the usual manner, irre- 
spective of its position with reference to the line 
of writing. 

Though the vertical stroke is so written as to 
cross the line at the center of the stroke, it does 
not express the R that would be expressed by a 
stroke crossing the line in the same manner in a 
vowel position. 

In some words, the vertical stroke is used in 
connection with the R circle to express the double 
consonant sound, instead of writing the same stroke 
directly across the line in a vowel posit ion, the 
object being to avoid an awkward junction of strokes 

The initial syllable TRAUS is abbreviated by 
omitting the S hook, in order to permit the joining 
of succeeding strokes written from left to right. 



29 



Lesson 15 



KISGKLLAJEOOS STROKES ACROSS THE II EE 

(see shorthand notes below) 

Trust, Retrieve, Brave, Classify, French, Grip 
PJfeasure 5 Freshly, Comprehend, Blustering, Flash, 
Closed, Clasp, Flicker, Grave, Break, Florida, Pre- 
sume, Cleveland, Cleanliness, Clash, Crash, Prosper 
Glinting, Beply K Presumption, Preferring, Compress, 
Florist, Cramp, Draft, Erief, Grief, Grieve, trans- 
fer, Transpose. Transmission, Transferable , Trans- 
gress, Transmigration, Comply, Comprise, Control, 
Controller, Contrary, Pleasant, Scrupulous, Reflec 
tion, Destroy, District, Distract, Display, Dis- 
grace, Disagree, Preclude, Describe, Disclose, Du- 
plicate, Prcgrame, Explain, Telephone, Telegram { 
Telegraph, Explore, Prostration, Deprive, Decline, 
Fragrant. Flagrant, Three, Through, Throb, 





> ^ 



..^....>Y 



z 



-K. 






30 



Lesson 16 



SPECIAL WOBDS AKD EXP3ESSXOHS 



Gentlemen. ~\ We ehall be 



Month 



Becently 



Gave you K tfe have — Mistake 



Your order (k Standard 

T 



r.. 



This 

Same 
Ve oan 



Estimate 



N 



As it 



tfe regret H. You will p 



..>.., Wade this • ••- Amount 

fully n 

In a 



.77.. ...Has toeeE'V"' 1 1 

Understand Bad light Assure you. 



r 



You need ffould 



Of the, 



Haraely 
:i:ach 



Correct 
Jfiuon 



....s^.. Win 



nave 



Veighing Stone 

Confirm ...<^.... And the 



State that, 
At a 



\ 



\, 



Seoeived your. v . 



81 

Lesson ±7 



nine 

(see soorthand notes Delow) 



Gentlemen:- 

'.Ye have received your letter of. the 10th, and 
in reply would state that your estimate of the 
paving we have done in the period stated is not 
correct. We have done much Block Stone paving 
this month, and the amount of paving done each 
previous month has heen fully up to the standard. 
We regret you have made this mi stake, as it places 
us in a "bad light, which mi stake, we trust, you will 
correct at once. 

Yours truly, 



Lesson is 



LETTER 

Gentlemen :- 

TCe recently gave you a price on Trinidad As- 
phalt, which price we would now confirm by stating 
that we can ship same f.o.b* cars Cleveland at 
24.50 per barrel in the amounts which we understand 
you need; namely , twenty barrels, each barrel weigh- 
ing 300 pounds. This price is figured at a bas~e 
price of $50.00 per ton. We shall be Pleased to 
receive your order. 

Yours truly. 



" s v'^' :s v ^""T" 

- ( A=.-.^ : *. ^...* ^A... 

^^....^....c \1...^.. .^.....^ *,.!_ 

J?.* i....v„ j - 2 ~}. \,....JL_ 

^o...,.^Q.^.„^,, / ^ 

^ 7 



I 



cons-Y 



33 

Lessorr 1 9 



EXERCISE OE TEE V STROKE 

1st 2no 3rd 4th 5th 6th let 2nd 3rd 

£E AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 

IH EH AH AW UH OOH XY 01 OU 



res-V 

g-v 

V-l 



z g""^ y o ^ c ■"■■ 

f 

I. 

1. 

*= ~ <■■ 



- vtl1 o ■ ' *> i '- 



controV- •• — ••• ■••• ^ — * ' Y^^ 

dis-V x 



°^'\ ^ 7 7 "~"'T 

skttv 7 7 s "^"Y 



"M""-!' ^ '^ 7 ^"T 

•V- f ^ -^ J V...N4^? / (.. 

*-* --w.\ k ^-y--- J- ■—■••*- y & 

V-stx P .s>....Sd,....b.-.,.«S? 5 d 5s£L G. 

G 

WHIT ISO EXESC1SE 



Conoeive, Of the (awVth), Controvene, Deceive, 
iReceive, Give, Gave, Veal. Vile- Veer, Vale, Volley, 
Vision, Visitor (Vihstr), Sleeve. Vent, Ravel. 
Shovel, Leave, Love, Live, ClihV], Live (liyV), Gav- 
el, Oven, Relieve, Vanity (VahnTee), Vaunt, Vie??, lx» 
vent, Yioe, Vast, Even, Liven, Invoioe (nVois 1 Vile 



34 



h-M 

h-N 

M-l 

N-l 

M-i 

N-r 

M-rs ' 

K-ls ' 

N-lB- 



Lesson 20 



EXERCISE OB THE M AND- XT STROKES 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 

EE AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 

IH EH AH AW UH OOH IY 01 OXJ 









^' 



~> i r **-■ ■' r -» 3 



WRITIHG EXERCISE 



2 

I, 



J 



Ham, Own, Meal, Mess, Sham, Strain, Mares, Hum 
Ounce, Shame, Strewn, Moors, Hem, In, Mole, Newel, 
Shine, Strum, Meals, Home, More,- Hear, Shin, Stream, 
Hails, Nor, Mile, Mills, Mars, Moment, Kneels, Knoll 
Moles, Merry, Schenley (shehNlee ) ,McKinley(McihNlee) 
(see chart of Prefixes for the syllable Met. 



35 



Lesson 21 



EXERCISE OH THE H AED L STROKES 

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th let 2nd 

EE AY AH AW 00 IY 01 OU 

IH EH AH AW UH OOH II 01 OU 




W3ITIBG EXERCISE 



Shoal, Steer, Their, Less, rtust, Share, Stall 
Heal, Lower, Shall, Store, List, Beet, Shore, Steal 
Roll, Liar, Shawl, Stare, Lose, Wrist, Shear, Style 
Really (R stroke, lee affls) 9 Desire (die prefix, R 
stroke), Roa?, Roar, Laysr, Rare, Lawyer (Loir),Rdyjj 
al (Roil), Riley, Shilling, Stealing, Lass, Loss, 
I*ieB, List. 






Y-r 



S-r 



Y-l 



Lesson 22 

EXERCISE OB THE Y ABD S STBOKES 
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5tb 6th 1st 2nd 3rd 

ffi ft! ii iJ 8h 88h B 81 88 

^ ^> ^ p e c ^ ^.......x 

\y G C «J ^ t> ^ C < ~" 

^N *N ^ C" C ,T> /TT\ 7*^. .J. . 



s_1 c t c w ^ o ^ c c 

S-lee ^.....C, C v/ J. *> ^... X.. 

S-ree V_x... s^ ^_ i^ sjT yi) ^y- 6 

S-s, S .^ > ... ( s? (s *J> >3 c) Vj> Q, 

S-n ^ f*3 C? vJ>. J <??. SJ. C. 

€ 



Sore, Year, Sail, Yes, Sally, Sorry, sauces, 
Son, Sam, sire, Your, Silly, Serious, Soon, Siia, 
Sister, Yes Sir (Yehsr), Sully, Souses, Sane, Year- 
ly, Cellar, Ceiling, Yelling, Yellow iYehlO), Sewer. 
Disease (dis ee S), Recess (res eh S), cession, 
Cesession, Hustle, Hiss, iYhose, House, Haze. Hose, 
Hessian, Hussar, 



87 

Lesson 23 



EXEHCIEE OH TEE SH ABD W STROKES 

let 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th let 2nd 3rd 
£E AY AH AW 00 IX 01 OU 
IH EH AH AW UH OOH IY QI .01). 

o O D,....o.....C Co. 3.. 

O C ...C U,...>J. J....^j. r .C... 

U b. Gi..sJ?..i2 J y>..„. ,C. 

SHH " ] H 4 5 P P £ ^•-•■, ?f :-'3- 

»-* -^ (L C ^ <J 3 ^ 3 ^ 

sH.nsi a..Q ..?. o......c-...(;. o, ...^ ^ 

w - x ot c u a ;"J ^ c c 

WRITING EXKBCISE 



SH- 

f- 

w-SH 

W-st 



She, Woo, Wash, Wire, West, Shrew, Shrine, 
Shoe, Way, Washing, Show, Wear, Whist, Shrill,' Sure 
Shriek, Washington (W aw sh ingn), Shaw, Shrunken, 
Shrank, War, Wall* Wail, Wool. Wore, While, 



38 

COMMENTS OH LESSON 24 



THE INDEFINITE VOWEL TICK 



Many words begin or end with what is called 
the indefinite vowel. As this vowel consists of 
an unaccented syllable and therefore has no defi- 
nite pronunciation, it is indicated by a short 
curved tick, joined to the "beginning or end of the 
stroke. 

It is a rule in shorthand writing when -forming 
words of tv;o or more syllables to express clearly 
the accented portions of the word, leaving out the 
unaccented portions when ever it is necessary to 
omit any part of the word for purposes of speed. But 
when, writing such words as APPEAR and NOAH, which be- 
gin or end with an unaccented vowel -syllable, it 
makes the word both brief and legible to express the 
accented syllable fay a consonant stroke in a vowel 
position, at the same time indicating the presence, 
of an unaccented vowel by the short curved tick 
above-mentioned. 

The indefinite vowel tick is also extremely 
useful for phrasing the words A and AN with other 
words, as in the phrases A CASE, A FACT, AN APPLE .KNOW 
A, etc. By phrasing is meant the joining of words 
to gain speed in writing. 



THE SYLLABLES EM, AN, ETC. 



The K and N loops are frequentlv used as pre- 
fixes to express initial syllables beginning with 
a vowel and ending with M or IT, such as the initial 
syllable in the word IMPLY. 

The majority of the words expressed in this 
manner arc those in which the consonant pound in- 
troduces the word; and the Id or S loop, preceding 
a consonant sound, would of necessity be P-iven a 
syllabic pronunciation. In the word IMPLY for 
example, unless the M loop were pronuunced as a 
syixable,the character would express the combina- 
tion of sounds I/FLY, a perfectly meaningless exwes- 



39 

Lesson 34 



EJCEBCISE OH THE IHDEF IHITE VOWEL TICK 

.Appear, Abound, Austria, Amuse, Appeal, An- 
noint, Announoe, Accuse, Achieve, City, Leah, 
Uoah, Joshua, Avail- Accrue, Louie, Apply, Agree 
Dewy # Apprise f Oppress, Abuse, Abase, Occasion, 
Occur, Corea, Saomi. 



■•** * ^ 



l - , i / V 

.- ^ f , t i- - 



EXERCISE OB THE ISI TIAL SY LLABLES EM.AJSLSTC. 

Imply, Umpire, Emblena Induce, Entrance, In- 
stant, Infuse, Impure, Inspire, Embezzle, Embrace, 
Enfold, Engage, Unpleasant, Unfailing, Umbrella, 
Impeach, Impel, Immense, Imagine, Engine, Enough. 



_ o^a J V ^ C. ^wo. 



le sson 35 

TEE T AED D PLACE 

Writing a stroke above the line of writing ex- 
presses ? or D immediately following the vowel sound 
and "before any affix that may be at the end of 
stroke. If the T stroke, for example, is written on 
the line of writing in the third vowel position, witfc 
the L circle at the end.it expresses TAHL; but if 
•the sane stroke is written above the line in the 3rd 
vowel position and with %he same affix , it expjessea 
?-AH-T-L,or TATTLE. See first word of notes below. 



WRITING EXERCISE 



Tattle, Battle, Paddle, Cattle, Gadder, Fatter, 
Vatican, Natter, Gnats, Rattle, Lateral, Saddle, Yet, 
Chatties, That, Shatter, Water, Material, Moter, 
Noodle, Cotton, Kitten, Better, Fighter, Letter, 
Writer, Rightly, Catolog, Gotten, Written, Metal, 
Metalic, Modern, Meditate, Mightily, Nightly, Confide 
Botany, Battery, Bottle, Pittsburgh, Radical, Mattock 
Needle, Butler, Beadel, Scuttle, Beautiful, Tedious, 
Frightful, Brighter, Pride, Treatment. 

} 1 I I \ h i >■ I ) \o J, 

O * I ^ J) ~"6 f° J 



\ 



""3 



v - ^ \ \ 



41 

Lesson 26 



T & D EXPRESSED BY DISJOINING STROKES 

In words or expressions composed of two or more 
strokes,? or D may be expressed by disjoining any 
one of the strokes and writing it slightly above the 
preceding or following one; in which case, the stroke 
written above expresses the T or D in the sarae man- 
ner as when a stroke is written in the T and D place 
above the line of writing. This principle is es- 
pecially advantageous in cases where strokes can- 
not be written in the T and D place because of their 
position across or beneath the line. 



WRITIHG EXERCISE 



Gratify, Armpit, Coalpit, Transmit, Platform, 
Cognate, Platinum, Plutocracy, Gratitude, Mortify, 
Gratification, Pole.oat, Messmate, Collateral, Lati- 
tude, Longitude, Rectitude, Freight-3ill, Pay to me. 
Sent to me. Desire to oall attention, 



NOTE-*— The expressions "Pay to me", "Sent to me", and 
"Desire to call attention" given in the above writing 
exercise are what are called Phrases; that is, words 
joined together for the purpose of gaining speed in 
writing.. In the above phrases, the word TO is indi- 
cated by the T that is expressed by writing the 
second character beneath the first. 



42 



Lesson 27 



XT OX ID 
Built. Pulled, Pooled, Called, Doled, Felt. Failed, 



/ L 



Part, 


Cord, 


3eard, 


RTT or 3D 
Port. Fired. 


Towered , 


Coward ,. 


A. 


^ 


....->. 


Z: ^c.... 


In 





r> 



3Dfi or HTB, and LBD or LTH 
rilter, Porter, Builder. Milder. Barter. Boarder, 



S°. ^. 



i ^ 



^ ' T-ing or D-lng 

Pouting, Plotting, Bleeding, Voiding, Threading, 



C 



..^.. 



rt-ing or rd-ing i 
Parting, Boarding. Fording, Courting. Thwarting, 



\- 2 a 



C 



lt-ing or ld-ing 
Building, Scolding, Bolting, Tilting, Rebuilding. 



T & D DOT C PREFIX AKD AFFIX) 
Apt, Rubbed, Oft, Deny, Top, Depose, Dimes, Demise, 



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ADDING T OR D BEFORE AN AFFIX 
If an affix is written directly on the end of 
u stroke.it indicates the addition of T or J) before 
the affix. In the case of curved strokes, if the 
affix is a. circle or loop.it is written on the back 
of the curve. Note the following: - 
Brutal, Brittain, Fleeter, Volatile, Fritter, Flatter 



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MISCELLANEOUS 
(review of this and previous lesson) 
Killed, Pared, Newter, Clouting, According, 
fcelting, Dope, Chilled, Card, Blotter, Pelter, Flood 
ing, Recruiting, Fielding, Deride, Wildest. 



SPECIAL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 
We are, All.. In duplicate, Oblige or Obliging, On. 



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LETTER 

Gentlemen:- 

We are returning you enclosed two bills which 
we have received this morning. On bill of April 
20th kindly put car number; and in future , please 
render all bills in duplicate , obliging, 
Yours truly 



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COMMENTS OH LESSON 29 



WRITING IN THE T PLACE STROKES INTRODUCED BY A VOWEL 
(Exercise No.l) 



Though all strokes written in the T and D place 
are supposed to express the vowel after the consonant, 
strokes introduced by a vowel may "be written above the 
line to express a final T or D,expecially if the words 
occur frequently enough to cause their shorthand equi- 
valents to be familiar to the eye. 



EXPRESSING T AFTER PREFIXES 
(Exercise No. 2) 



The phrases- AS- TO, IS TO, etc. , and the syllables 
ULT and ART, may be expressed at the beginning of 
curved strokes by writing the S hook or the L and 
"R circles on the reverse side of the stroke. 



THE INITIAL SYLLABLES INT, IND, END, AND MENT 
(Exercise No. 3) 



The Affixes ND and MENT may be .written as pre- 
fixes to express the initial syllables INT, END, MENT. 

As TION is a final syllable only, the N loop as 
a' Prefix is written as small as the TION and the M 
as small as the N.so as to shorten the characters. 



THE FINAL SYLLABLES KTION AND KATION 
(Exercise No. 4) 

As it would be well nigh impossible to write 
the TION loop at the end of the K tick without 
actually forming the syllable YOU, the final sylla- 
bles KTION and KATION are expressed by writing the 
SH hook on the end of the K tick instead of the 
TION loop.. In order to make a difference between 
KTION and KSH.the SH hook is written on opposite 
sides of the tick; (see the words FRICTION and 
FREEKISH in the shorthand notes' of Exercise No. 4 



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Le sson 39 

WRITING EXERCISE NO.l 

Short, Shipped, Evident, Sender, Salt (Slot), 
Sold, Left, Lodged, Entertainment. Hampton, Herder. 



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WRITING EXERCISE HO. 2 

Ultimo, Artificial, Artifice, As to that, Is 
to make, Estimate, Estimation, Ultimate, Ultimatum, 
Is to have* 

<.S. !b».„l S ^ S \_> 



WRITING EXERCISE NO. 3 

Intimate, Indigo, Intention, Intend, Indiffer- 
ent, Intimation, Endure. Endurance, Endwise, Indorse 
Indorsement, Mental, Mentally, Mendacity. 

WRITING EXERCISE NO. 4 

Friction, Freekish, Specification, Indication, 
Fraction, Multiplication 



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COMMENTS ON LESSON 30 



THE FINAL SYLLABLE TIVE AND ITS MODIFICATIONS 



The final syllable TIVE is expressed at the 
end of strokes by a V-shaped character. This 
character may joined to the end of the stroke with 
which it is being expressed if there be no other 
affix on the stroke; otherwise it must be disjoined 
and written a short distance from the end of the 
stroke. 

The final syllable TIVENESS is expressed by 
joining the S hook on the outside of the right-hand 
stem of the TIVE character. 

The final syllable TIVELT is expressed by join- 
ing the L circle on the outside of the right-hand 
stem of the TIVE character. 



MODIFICATIONS OF THE SYLLABLES CON, COM, AND EX 



As noted in "COMMENTS ON LESSON I", the sylla- 
bles CON and COM are expressed by the same charac- 
ter, either as regards the syllables themselves or 
their modifications, and S may be added at the end 
of any of the syllables by writing the various 
characters one -half their natural size. 

The syllable ACCOM is expressed by prefixing 
the indefinite vowel tick to the COM hook. 

The syllable DECOM is expressed by prefixing 
the D dot to the COM hook. 

The syllable DISCOM is expressed by prefixing 
the the DIS hook to the beginning of the COM hook. 



The exercises in this lesson should be prac- 
ticed until the words can be written without hesi- 
tation, especially those in the CON & COM Exercise. 

The words PRODUCTIVE and PROTECTIVE in the ex- 
ercise on the syllable TIVE are representative of 
a class of words in which it is desirable for pur- 
poses of speed to express two syllables with one 
stroke. In such cases, the syllable that is accent- 
ed is taken to indicate the vowel position. 



Lesson 30 



THE FINAL SYLLABLE TIVE AND ITS 1H0DIFICATICNS 

Active, Fugitive, Abortive, Incentive, Author- 
itative, Formative, Furtive, Elective, Collective, 
Indicative, Laxative, Penetrative, Productive, Pro- 
tective, Activeness, Plaintiveness, Vindicativeness, 
;?egativeness. Authoritatively, negatively, Eleotive- 
ly, Collectively, Productively, Actively. 







MODIFICATIONS OF THE SYLLABLES COB COM AND EX 



Contain, Contempt, Contemplate, Condemn, Con- 
dense, Continue, Contained, Depompose, Discompose, 
Disconnect, Accommodate, Accommodation, Accompany,, 
Reconsider, Reconstruct, ReconBign, Uncommon, Un- 
commonness, Unconscious, Incompetent, Incompatible, 
Inconetant, Incontestable, Unexpired, Inexhaustible 
Inexpert, Incomplete, 




COIvIlCTTS ON LESSON 31 



THE L AND R CIRCLES AS SYLLABIC PREFIXES 



Lesson 31 illustrates a class of words of which 
the initial syllables are introduced by a vowel and 
followed "by L or R f as in the word ARAB. In writing 
such words, the initial syllable is expressed by sim- 
ply prefixing the L or R circle to the stroke ex- 
pressing the main body of the word. 

While that manner of expressing such words would 
seem to cause considerable confusion in reading, as a 
matter of fact there are but few words in which there 
would he more than one English word expressed by the 
character. In the word ARAB, for example , while the 
character would express both RAB and ARAB, only the 
latter word would convey any meaning. 

There are a few words which apparently come 
under this olass that are expressed by prefixing the 
indefinite vowel tick to the L or R strokes, as in 
the words ARISE and ALLUDE. The word ARISE is ex- 
pressed by writing the R stroke in the first diph- 
thongal position, prefixing the indefinite vowel 
tick and affixing the S hook. 

The principals of this lesson are extended so 
as to phrase the words ^7 ILL, ALL, ARE, and WERE with 
other words, both as prefixes and affixes, as in the 
phrases ".'ILL BE, WILL MAKE, ALL OF THE, ARE MAKING, 
WERE MAKING .MAY OUR, IT WILL, THEY ARE, etc. 

Attention is called to the word HELP and its 
derivatives in the exercise on the L CIRCLE. As 
the word HELP contains but one vowel, that one 
being expressed in the prefix, the following conso- 
nant P is expressed by writing the P stroke vertic- 
ally across the line, to which is prefixed the cir- 
cle expressing the syllable EL, which forms the word 
ELP. 

The same comment applies to the word ARBITRATE 
and its derivatives in the exercise on the R circle. 
The word ARBITRATE is formed by prefixing the R cir- 
cle to the vertical B stroke and following with the 
rest of the word, which forms the word ARBTRATE. 

Both of the exercises in this lesson contain 
some words introduced by the syllables ULT,ART,etc. 
explained in the Comments on Lesson 29. It is well 
to again practice Exercise 2 of Lesson 29 before 
starting on this lesson. 






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Lesson 3i 



THE L CIRCLE AS A SYLLABIC PREFIX 

Alarm, Alcohol, Elapse, Alike, Elevate, Alone, 
Aloud, Allege, JSliminate, Although, Alliance, Ulti- 
mate, Ultimo, Already, Allowance, Ilness, Elegant, 
Elevation? Alive, Almost, Elective, Alternative, 
Alternate, Ultimatum, Help, Helper, Helpless, Help- 
lessness, Hilltop, 



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THE R CIRCLE AS A SYLLABIC PREFIX 



Arab, Eradicate, Origin, Original, Originate, 
Originator, Originality, Arbitrate, Arbitrator, 
Arbitrary, Arbitration, Erase, Argument, Erasure, 
Artificial, Irrigate, Around, Ordain, Ordination, 
fcrgent, Harmony, Harmonious, Illegal, Illogical, 
[illegible, 



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Lesson 32 



FREQUENTLY RECURRIEG WORDS 
Gotten, Another, Finish, Final, Field, Ability 
Build, Apparent, Occasion, Easy, Easily, Easier, 
Issue, ultimo, Instant, Proximo, Contain, Contents, 
Powder, Passenger, Behind, Because, Move, Remove, 
Matter, Material, Ought, Person, Personally, Sound, 
Signed,, Reason, Bought, Gallon, Bushel, Sake, Rail 
way, Ee, Here, Y/ho , Sarly, Earliest ,- Shareholder. 
Stockholder, Last. Least, Had. 




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Assure, Assurance, Insure, Sure, Slow, Solicit, 
Lumber, Insert, Ascertain, Pertain, Captain, Pro- 
duct, Rather, Prejudice, Prevent, Water, While, Wall 
Angle, Thorough, Thoroughly, Announce, Bureau, Pleas 
ant, Soon, Steel, Iron, Glass, Wood, Worry, Word, 
World, Aware, Award, Peculiar, Presume, Ourselves, 
Still, Store, Today, Pay, Obey, Put, Railway. Ob- 
scure, Aside, Purpose, Oil, 




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l esson 3 3 

ABBREVIATIONS 

In shorthand writing, to abbreviate a word 
means to omit some of its sounds. Most words are 
abbreviated by expressing the first or second sylla- 
bles, or even, in some cases, by expressing merely the 
first consonant sound and the following vowel, as in 
the word PUD, which is abbreviated FI; for if the 
first sound of a word be clearly indicated, the rest 
will suggest itself .especially if it has been other 
wise accurately written. 



Even, "Pound, Convince, Convenience, Inconven- 
ience t Unoonvinced, Account, Can, Came, Come, Could, 
»iuick,Been or Per, Acknowledge t Acknowledgment .Inclined 
Claim, Volume, Pennsylvania, Success or ouccesslul, 
Unsuccessful, Duplicate, Form, Inform, Information, 
Differ, Different, Difference, Necessarily, necessa- 
ry, Unnecessarily, Necessitate, Depart, Department 
Departure, Public, Mark, Market, Begin, Began, Begun 
Became, Beoome, That, Contract, Contracts, Contract- 
or. Contracting* Month, Thousand, Insist, Forward, 
Character or Characterize. 




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Lesson 34 



ABBHEVIATIOBS 

Tendency, Cover or Covering, Discover, Heavy v 
Liotive, Yard, Through, Street, Anyone else, direct, 
Directly t Quarter, England, English, Eearly, Fact, 
This or These, Think or Thing, Thank or Thanking, 
Find, Time, Hand, Must or Most, Eind or Kindly > 
Good or Could, Regret, Regard or Regarding, During 
Attention, Oblige, Impossible, Believe, Above, Ob- 
ject, or Objection, Opportunity, Approve, Improvement 
Below. Belong, Nothing, Everything, Anything, America. 
However. 




MOBTHS, DAYS, AUD XlnZS CF PUUCTUCTIOff 



January, February, March, April, May, June, 
July, August, September, October, November, Deoem- 
ber, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 
Friday, Saturday, PERIOD, CQLOI, SEMICOLOff, COMMA. 
IETERROGATIOIJ, PARRAGRAPH MARE. DASH. 



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Lesson 85 

ABBREVIATION 

Produce, Protest, Policy, Abundant, Profit, 
Provide, Again, Found, Foundation, Announce, Sharp 
Inquire, Inquiry, Require, Difficult or Difficulty v 
Beyond, Advantage, Advantageous, Advantageously, 
Question, Unquestionable, Propose, Proposal, Con- 
servative, Do or doing, Traffic, Confused, Confusion 
Understood, Understand, Before, Heretofore, Request. 

LA SS— :...S^....:fc 1 ~^0. .'.( 

L rA....^.....^r...^ !Su- 



Part, Particular, Example, Examine, PerhapB, 
Process, Proposes, Present, Represent, Representa- 
tive, Expect, Unexpectedly, Inspect, Inspection, In- 
spector, Amount or Amounting, Assignment, Assist, 
Assistant, Appear, Quantity, Quality, New York, 
First, Furnish, Square, Proportion, Deliver, Deliv- 
ered. Delivery, Delivering, Advance, Ever or Every. 



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Lesson 36 



PH3ASiSS 

Phrasing is an important branch of shorthand* 
It frequently occurs in oratory, and even in ooomer- 
vial dictation, that two or more small words are pro- 
nounoed with one inflection of the voice; and when 
writing these expressions, if any speed is to be 
attained, they should be blended in the same manner 
as they are pronounced. This is called phrasing. 






Which is or Which has, Which was. Which were. Which are 

so J> SO S> 

TThich will .Can we, Gould we, As we will, As we shall. 



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Will this. Will it, Will he, Will not, Do so or Doing so 

<w. „ *rT. J. 



To his, 1o us, On his.Cn us, What is, What was, Is his 
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Was so, As has, Some such, In much, When the, And the, 



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And we, Have been, I have, I have been, We will t We shall 

v__. -p -op 

We were, We| have, We seem, We should, We wish, We may, 

:.... s , s 

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We must, We oould,We do not, We had, We had been,'."e are 

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We would say that, We would state that. We beg to, 

tc <? 

We "beg to state that, We shall be, We will be, We will, 



We shall not, Will we. When we, Are we .Would we, Were we 

o~ , 

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Have we, And we, We will have, We shall have, Shall we, 

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:,e are unable, I am unable. I am fully, He are not able 



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You are able, You are fully, We were fully, As we are, 

C f -A 

As we would, As we have , As we can, As we do not, As a, 

V ,, H ^ 

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As we nave been. As I have been, As when we, As our, 

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t,Asjto,As to the, As to 



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As a, As [to, As to Jfche.As to that. As well as, Is in. 
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As with the, Is the, As in the, As this, As any, As is, 



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So as to, As thougb.As soon as possible, As it was, 

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Aa it has, As it is, As early as possible, As many as, 



That is.That was, With his, With us, To that.For that, 
II A <<S 

From that, Find that, Know that, Hope that, If our.In it 



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For our, Of our, In our, May our, In that, In this, In it, 

/*........ n „ ^ I SU „. 

In case, In every, In regard, in every respect, You will 

<* \ f 

You are, You would, You were, You have, Will you, Are you 

C r ' * x c y 

Would you,'.7ere you, Have you, To you,Cf you, If you, 

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But you,3y you, With you.f.'hich you, Thanking you, 

—7) ....^0 A 

Have them, From them, For them, As follows, To be able. 



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In view, In fact, In order to, If any, If this is t If you 

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IT your, For your,Cf your Have your,Erom your, At your 

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On your, To your,","ith your, If you will, For have we, 

V? la - r\ 

A few, A fact that, A case, A manner. And a, Have a, 

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To a.^ould a, I send you, I remain f \7e send you, As per 

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At least, At last, Call your attention, f.o.b. .Our 0..-1, 



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In duplicate. Railroad Company .Manufacturing Company. 

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Onderstood that .Understand that, They have been, I will 



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Ihere have been,Should not have been, Your order, 

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This willtbe.vTe remain. In about.There is no, All of 

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In reply to, In replying to, In reply to yours, I shall 

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In reply to your letter, Keplying to yours, All of the 



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Replying to your letter, In connection, I shall be. 

"+^h° 

They will be, Shall we, Shall be, Shall this .Shall have 

^_ »- d— «*, „ 

We should, They should, You should,! should .Should we, 



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Should I.Should you, Should they, It will be.Can a, 



I % I ~"— 

In fact a, Tie are in receipt, I am able, I have "been able 
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We have been able, State that, Request that, Fact that, 



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Dhisl-. city, Amounting to, According ,Dear Sir, Very truly 



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Very truly yours, Yours very t.ruly t Yours respectfully 



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your favor .Yours truly, Respectfully yours, Yours eto. 

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*IEAL INSTRUCTIONS 



As the ability to read ( shorthand readily de- 
pends largely upon the aouraoy of the writing, it 
is well "before leaving the study of the principles 
to note a few facts in regard to acurate" shorthand 
writing. 

In the first place, as the consonant sounds are 
the frame work of all words, it is important to know 
without a peradventure just which consonant sound 
or sounds each word is supposed to represent; and 
in order to preclude all doubt, it is well to make as 
great difference as possible "between the lengths of 
the strokes, which may "be done "by making the 'differ- 
ence "between the first and third lengths of each 
class of strokes as wide as the space "between the 
lines of writing will permit and writing the second 
length strictly according to standard. 

Although the sizes of the prefixes and affixes 
are governed solely "by the size of the strokes upon 
which they are writ ten, yet their proportion of size 
should "be carefully preserved. For example: The 
HEL circle is written much smaller on the T stroke 
than on the KAY stroke; yet even on tne T stroke the 
IIlL circle is written twice as large as the R and R 
;wice as.larpe as L. 



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It should "be further noticed In regard to the 
sizes of strokes and prefixes and affixes that in 
shorthand as in longhand there is an individuality 
in each person 1 s writing that renders it wellnigh 
impossible to establish a standard of size that will 
suit everyone. In longhand, for instance, whil^ one 
person will write a very tall small letter x l£" , 
another person will write a very short one; and yet 
the T i^" must be made enough taller than the small 
letter n JL n to be distinguishable. While writing: 
shorthand, therefore .although the standard of size 
may differ according to the individuality of the 
writer, it is imperative that a uniformity be pre- 
served throughout. 

Another important factor in acurate shorthand 
writing is that familiarity which permits of great 
speed. The experience of stenographers in the past 
points to the fact that the greater the speed limit 
of the writer the more acurate and legible are the 
notes. It will be readily understood that, all else 
being equal, the stenographer capable of writing 150 
words per minute will write 100 words per minute 
with so much more ease than the one whose speed 
limit is but 100 words that the former T s notes will 
be much more acurate than the latter f s and, conse- 
quently, more legibile. 

Speed in writing.however, should be the natural 
result of familiarity, and it should be attained 
without a conscious effort on the part of the writer; 
for the writer that is constantly striving for speed 
without regard to acuracy soon developes a style of- 
writing that is extremely difficult to read.and'the 
habit thus acquired is hard to brake. Longhand 
writing, when carelessly written is just as illegible 
as the shorthand notes of the most inexperienced 
stenographer, an example of which is the famous hand- 
writing of Horace Greely, which could only be read by 
his proof reader and that only because of the proof 
reader 1 s great familiarity with it. It is therefore 
absurd to expect a greater degree of legibility 
from carelessly written shortijand than that of long^ 
hand, or to expect within the short space of five or 
six months to read shorthand with the same facility 
that we read longhand, which we have been studying, 
practicing, and using for many years and with» which 
ve are as familiar as with the words we speak. 



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BUSINESS. _LET_TERS 



"tf.H.Xullens Co. „ 

Harbison Bldg, Salem, Ohio. 

Gentlemen: 

Your favor of the 14th, instant, with speci- 
fications for "boat .received; and in reply will say 
we could not build a boat precisely to your specifi- 
cations. *7e carry a large stock of our designs on 
hand, and owing to our peculiar methods of construc- 
tion it would be impossible to get out -a special 
boat without going to a large expense, in fact an ex- 
pense out of all proportion to the real value of the 
boat to you. We think our catalogue, which we are 
today sending you, will contain boats which, while not 
corresponding in every detail to your specifications 
will be found satisfactory for your use. We would 
refer you to a few of the designs shown on pages 24 
to 30. 

We are glad to see that you are somev/hat famil- 
iar with our boats, as we have sold a number of them 
for use at Oakmont Park. We would like to fill your 
order for this boat and hope you can make some of 
our handsome designs shown in catalogue suit your 
requirements. We can promise prompt shipment. 
Yours very truly, 

Z^ZS ^ / b 7^7 

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Colonial Supply Co. 

135 Broadway, Hew York,U.Y. 

Gentlemen: 

A representative of the A.T.& T.Co. called 
on us today and advised that the contract with them 
for discount on the long distance coupons has "been 
extended to cover local tolls as well as lon^ dis- 
tance tolls, "but that the local tolls must be^paid 
with coupgns in the name of the Central District 
& Printing Telegraph Company, which operates in this 
territory. These C.D.& P. T. Coupons can be obtained 
by you in the same way as the A.T.& T. coupons and at 
the same rate£hey are simply required to be in the 
flame of" the local company for convenience in book- 



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keeping. 

We have thought "best to advise you of this 
arrangement so that you may "be prepared to meet our 
requirements for such coupons covering local tolls, 
v/ithin the next six months we shall "be able to use 
$200 worth. 

Yours truly, 




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Messrs. 77. J.Lewis k Co. 

236 State St., Chicago, 111. 

Gentlemen: 

On August 29th we sent you proofs of the 
printing for register supplies and requested you to 



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examine .correct , and O.K. the proofs and return same 
to us, when your order would have our careful atten 
tion. 

Vie have not yet received the proofs, and 
as the type composing the forms still remain stand- 
ing, pending the return of proofs, we are deprived of 
the use of this type; and during this "busy season we 
have ample use for it. There fore, as a special re- 
quest, we ask you not to delay the return of the 
proofs any longer. 

In the event that you have mislaid the 
proofs sent you, we enclose herewith another set for 
your approval. 

Tpurs very truly, 



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